The system must restrict the ability of users to assume excessive privileges to members of a defined group and prevent unauthorized users from accessing administrative tools.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-219973	SOL-11.1-040200	SV-219973r603267_rule		Medium

Description
Allowing any user to elevate their privileges can allow them excessive control of the system tools.

STIG	Date
Solaris 11 SPARC Security Technical Implementation Guide	2022-11-18

Details

Check Text ( C-21683r371105_chk )
Verify the root user is configured as a role, rather than a normal user. # userattr type root If the command does not return the word "role", this is a finding. Verify at least one local user has been assigned the root role. # grep '[:;]roles=root[^;]*' /etc/user_attr If no lines are returned, or no users are permitted to assume the root role, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-21682r371106_fix)
The root role is required. Convert the root user into a role. # usermod -K type=role root Add the root role to authorized users' logins. # usermod -R +root [username] Remove the root role from users who should not be authorized to assume it. # usermod -R -root [username]